Gilbert Lawrence wrote: Was not Selma-bai telling us that any potential offender of a Goan woman would be "stripped bare and beaten up with chappals and then left naked in the middle of the street"? Will rape in Goa be a creeping crime, that today victimizes tourists and tomorrow the natives (similar to the drug problem? And then, supposedly the chappals will come out?
Granted that Selma-bai was snagged by some unintended phraseology which made her sound self-righteous in defending the native Goan, while she sits safely in her own abode in far-away England. To me it looks like Goa needs a program of "Neighborhood Watch" where local residents help the police in maintaining 'Law and Order' in Goa and more importantly in their own neighborhoods. ------------------------------------ Gilbert, I don't know why you are trying to draw me into every post. I've not said any such thing that any potential offender of women would be stripped bare. I think you have an issue with phraseology. For starters you can look up the phrase "name-dropping" and realise that you were using it in entirely the wrong context. Then look up the word, contribution. Secondly, I don't care much for Arianna Huffington and her far-left ideology. To me, far-left liberals are as kookie as right-wing conservatives. I think the Huffinton Post huffs about the wrong things. Granted most of the articles are not written by Arriana, they are just carried by the post. I can still walk my entire village in Goa at 12 in the night and nothing will happen to me, but I wouldn't dare go out in London after 4pm and certainly not in New York. That is not to trivialise what has happened to these women. What is disturbing in Goa is the response of the authorities. Gilbert, please do go to Goa and set up this neighbourhood watch. When someone attacks you, you can politely ask for a receipt and their id. This goes hand-in-hand with your other idea of sending Goan taxi-drivers on evening training courses to give them alternative skills. Although I don't agree with some of what Tony, Frederick and Samir wrote, I certainly agree with them that most NRGs simply don't have a clue about Goa. Best, selma
